Hanford Cleanup Still Has a Long Way To Go
Friday November 4, 2005
The Hanford Nuclear Reservation on the windswept plains of southeast Washington state is the most polluted place in the Western Hemisphere. After decades of weapons-grade plutonium production at Hanford, the soil and groundwater at the site are heavily polluted with massive amounts of toxic chemicals and radioactive materials. If contaminated groundwater seeps into the nearby Columbia River, the resulting downstream pollution would threaten the health of untold numbers of plants, fish and people.
Although some progress is being made, particularly groundwater cleanup in certain areas, some regulators and activists fear that the government is making the Hanford cleanup a low priority and spending too little money to get the job done.
Although some progress is being made, particularly groundwater cleanup in certain areas, some regulators and activists fear that the government is making the Hanford cleanup a low priority and spending too little money to get the job done.
Comments
I agree these problems should never be given low priority.But it is no harm if the spendings are low as long as they are spent judicially.What I wish to say is even the spendings are low if quality job is done then that could be considered worth.Please chech the quality of job and not the amount of spendings.